Hillsboro recorder., 1887-10-20

We copy the following from the 1Clip-
per" published and edited BY Mr.. A. J.
Wootton at Case Cisy. Va. This isan eight
eolurna. sprightly and newsy paper full Of
advertisements Of the local business men:
= The Manufacturer Record has often
urged upon Southern people the import.
ance Of giving liberal support to theirio-
cal papers. There is no better investment
that the people Of any live town can make
than 70 secure frst class live papers by
heartily encouraging their publishers With
business. A town is Judged by its papers,
and few outsiders will ever be drawn to q
town where the local papers show, BY the
lack Of well Glled advertising. columns, the
want Of energy Of the people OF that place
Southern papers are doing great work
for their country. III It's Development
they are taking the lead. and they are ex
srting such > mighty force for the uplifting
Of The people by steadily and per.isten.ly
lighting for the rigLt sud striving TO en-
courage all classes TO unite in pushing on
the great progress ofslms section as 70 at.
tract universal attention. Free TO large
extent from sensational trash and particu-
lars OF III the latest scandals, the press Of
the Soath have bent their whole energy
since 1866 10 improve the material interests
Of that section. They have sowed, but
Others have reaped The profits. Certainly.
with the improving financial condition oil
the south, the time has come when every
well edited and we'll managed Southern pa.
per should have its colums well filed with
local advertisements at gool prices Let
special issues teeming with good descrip-
tions OF towns and filled with ADVERTISE
ments Of every business house be scattered
an over tile Norsl, and West this Winter,
and good results will rs surely follow as
that harvest follows the seed time Bat
this costs money, and this money must be
furnished by the real estate owners and
agents, merchants. professional men, and,
in fact. By every one interested in the pros
perily OF their sestion.
The Southern Tobacco Jo,a'aal. publish
oil as Danvills. this State, in its issue Of the
sth inst. has an editorial on this same sub
iect. In which il says: e b aa
II il difficult TO estimate the value of Q
good losal paper to town. Every week
there comes 10 oar desk score or two OF
the best local papers from Virginia and
North Carolina, and il is gratifying to note
The interest these papers take in their towns
and sections. They all do fifty times more
advertising for their towns than they gel
paid for. They speak up for their respec.
tive markets and draw trade thereto that
would never come but for the influence oil
the paper. Thongh oppressed often oman.
cially. the average newspaper man does mol
let that dampen bis ardor and enthusiasm
for his native or adopted place. Il Is i'm
possible 10 estimate the good that is being
done 10 our sections BY local newspapers. :"
We hartily commend the above to the
business men generally. and to Hillsborc
men especially. Our constant aim will bt
TO build up the bnsiness 81 tlais place, and
ne will do IL. notwithstanding cioakers, or
what the Job-eonforsers may sly, il our
own people here will give u that encoa
ragemsnt and snpport which We have q
right TO expect.
II our people here will look Al the Oxford
.srorchlighl. Henderson '.News," all the
papers 10 Durham aud Winston. they will
see that the people i these places fully ap'
preciate their local papers AMI their towns
are thriving and prosperous.